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• Broken has_key on GAE, using Cheetah Templates

  Sometimes API changes break backwards compatibility in ways the authors didn't intend. Even if they stick to the letter of the contract .... Posted Feb 08 2009, 01:35 PM by JamesAshley with | with no comments Filed under: coding, Not Dot Net, python, open source

• Pyjamas on Google App Engine

  Getting *way* out of scope here. Pyjamas is a summer project where some intern ported GWT to python (going from 80 KLOC to 8 KLOC...HLL really are worth looking at). Is it worth combining it with GAE?... Posted Jan 22 2009, 10:34 PM by JamesAshley with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: coding, Not Dot Net, python, open source, AJAX, javascript

• cheetah templates on Google App Engine

  The imp module on Google App Engine is extremely limited. Templating libraries seem to have a lot of problems with it. The work-arounds are easy, but sometimes they're a pain to track down. Here's how to deal with an error about imp.get_suffixes from the Cheetah templating engine.... Posted Dec 15 2008, 06:26 PM by JamesAshley with | with no comments Filed under: coding, code generation, python, open source

• Some Initial Thoughts on Google App Engine

  More like observations, really. There's nothing here that's new or interesting, if you've been following it at all. But, if you've been mildly curious and haven't taken the time to really read anything at all, this may be worth your... Posted Jun 05 2008, 08:19 PM by JamesAshley with | with no comments Filed under: Not Dot Net, python, open source

• First Impressions of Web2py

  It kicks ass. There's a video that demonstrates web2py and Google appengine that pretty much says it all. If you're like me, and you'd rather read a set of step-by-step instructions than watch a video, this is for you. (OK, this is actually... Posted May 13 2008, 08:51 PM by JamesAshley with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: coding, Not Dot Net, python, open source

• Initial Thoughts on Google App Engine

  If you haven't heard of Google App Engine by now, you've probably been living under a rock. I won't try to explain it, or even include any links. Go check out what google has to say about it: it's intriguing, at the very worst. It's... Posted May 08 2008, 07:03 PM by JamesAshley with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: theory, code generation, Not Dot Net, python, open source